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Artist: Michael Craig Smith | Location: Myrtle Beach, SC

No Wake Zone

The painting is about a relationship between a man and a woman. The relationship is going strong and fast toward union and the merging of family trees. But all of a sudden, the politics surrounding a future marriage caused the relationship to quickly slow down and eventually stops dead in its tracks-leaving all the family trees undisturbed and isolated. If the viewer looks hard at the image, you can see the man's brow.

Artist Biography

Michael Craig Smith

Myrtle Beach, SC

I grew up traveling around the world living in various locations in Europe, Mexico, and the good ol' USA. My high school years were spent in Holland where I gained my appreciation for art visiting the museums and galleries scattered around Europe. I was fortunate to travel to all the major cities while playing on all the school sport teams. While studying the sciences in college, I began to experiment with small oil paintings. But it wasn't until several years later working as an engineer that I discovered my creative outlet wasn't realized. I left the engineering field, opened up my own gallery near the ocean and began to explode into painting. Most all of my 100s of works represent a moment in time during my life, with an emphasis in distorting nature and all its elements to covey to the viewer the strength in the feelings behind the paintings. Hopefully the viewer can see a part of themselves in the image and feel a strong connection.

ArtFields is a charitable program and event sponsored by Lake City Creative Alliance, which is a federally-recognized Section 501(c)(3) organization located in Lake City, South Carolina. Its mission is to enhance the area schools and greater community through both creative and audience development by fostering a culturally-rich environment, connecting our communities through the arts, integrating arts into the education system, and serving as the lead in cultivating and advancing our region's creative economy.